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{{trope}}
Sometimes, an artist will want to give a song a second chance. Maybe it just didn't pan out as a single the first time, or maybe it's just so good that it needs another release.
Distinct from [[Rearrange the Song]] in that the re-release isn't always a re-recording, although the two tropes may overlap.
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* [[Randy Travis]]' first single for Warner Bros., "On the Other Hand", flopped upon initial release. After its followup, "1982", became a top 10 hit, he persuaded the label to re-release "On the Other Hand". The re-release became his first #1 hit.
* Similarly to the above, Chris Young released "Voices" in 2008. It barely made the top 40, but the next two singles after it went to #1. Based on the momentum of those two, he asked to re-release "Voices" in 2010... and in February 2011, it became his third #1.
* [[Keith Urban]] found that "You Look Good in My Shirt" (from the album ''Golden Road'') was getting positive reception whenever he played in concert, and several stations were playing it even though it wasn't a single at the time (the unsolicited airplay even got it on the charts). He re-recorded the song in 2008 and released it from a [[Greatest Hits Album]].
* And around the same time, [[Brad Paisley]] re-recorded an album track, "Waitin' on a Woman", and released the new version as a single.
* [[Alan Jackson]] wanted to release "Home" from his debut album, but decided against it because another singer had a song called "Home" out at the same time. He later included the original on a [[Greatest Hits Album]] and released it as a single in 1996.
** And later on, he re-recorded "A Woman's Love", an album cut from 1998's ''High Mileage'', and released the re-recording in 2007.
* Pam Tillis first released "One of Those Things" in the 1980s when she was on Warner Bros. It didn't chart. She later re-recorded the song for her first Arista Records album, and the re-recording was a top 10 hit.
* Obscure 80s band Sheriff made "When I'm With You" in 1983; it flopped and the band broke up. A DJ started playing the song again in 1988 and it shot to <nowiki>#1</nowiki>.
* Peter Andre's 'Mysterious Girl' may feel that it's been re-released multiple times (what with having 14 different versions released over various mediums) but it's only been re-released once in 2004.
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* Steve Wariner's first single was "I'm Already Taken" back in 1978. He re-recorded and re-released it in 1999.
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* From 1986 to 1992 there was a major trend of rereleased songs becoming big hits in the US, including three that hit <nowiki>#1</nowiki> (the aforementioned "When I'm With You", "At This Moment" by Billy Vera & The Beaters, and "Red Red Wine" by UB40). They generally fell into two groups: [[Revival
* Jake Owen originally recorded "Eight Second Ride" for his debut album "Startin' With Me." He re-recorded it for his second album "Easy Does It" and released it as a single.
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[[Category:Music Tropes]]
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